The Michael Faraday Award (sometimes referred to as the 'Faraday Award') is the top prize awarded by the Royal Society for exemplary communication of science to the United Kingdom audiences. Michael Faraday from a photograph by John Watkins, British Library[1] Michael Faraday, FRS (September 22, 1791 â August 25, 1867) was an English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of that time) who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. ... The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ...
The prize itself consists of a gift of £2500 and a silver gilt medal, which are presented to the recipient by the President of the Royal Society during the annual Michael Faraday Prize lecture (in which the recipient is required to give a lecture).